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MapleStory 2 (Korean: 메이플스토리 2; RR: Meipeul Seutori 2) is a 2015 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by NSquare in association with Nexon and NCSoft. MapleStory 2 was released free-to-play first in Korea. The game takes many of the features of the original game, MapleStory, and applies them to a 3D voxel-based environment. Most enemies, NPCs, and locations made a return in this sequel, although with several changes.
| MapleStory 2 | |
|---|---|
Logo of MapleStory 2 | |
| Developer(s) | NSquare |
| Publisher(s) | Nexon |
| Engine | Gamebryo[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Unlike its predecessor, MapleStory 2 features third-person movement, and a "blocky look, similar to Minecraft" according to Polygon's Julia Lee.[4] The game contains features commonly seen in MMORPGs, such as a leveling system and customizable weapons and armour, but also a "Battle Royale" mode,[5] PVP arena and interior decoration minigame.[6] There were also a number of premium in-game currencies, called the Blue Meret and Meso Token respectively, which allowed players to buy unique equipment for their characters in the global servers.[7] The premium currency in the Korean version of the game is simply called the Meret (메럿).[8]
After two closed betas for the global version were conducted, the first one from May 9 to 16[9] and the second one on July 18,[10] the game was released globally on October 10, 2018 as a premier event.[3]
The Japanese and global services were closed permanently on May 27, 2020.[11] An official archive page was set up by Nexon, with illustrations and concept art available for download for free but got removed from the website after some time.[12] The game's servers for China closed on 2 November 2022.[13] The game still continues its service in Korea.
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